Poultry-feeder.



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Patented July 27, 1915.

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POULTRY-FEEDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27, 1915.

Application filed May 25, 1912. Serial No. 699,757.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that 1, IsABELLA SCOTT REC/ron, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at ldlilliamsport, in the county of Pickaway and Stateof Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Poultry- Feeders,of which the following is a speciication.

rlhis invention relatesV to poultry feeders,

the object of the invention being to provide a convenient andpractically indestructible feeder for distributing feed, water, and gritto the fowls, the feeder' as a whole being adapted to be made in anysize for fowls of different ages, and serving also as a protection foryoung fowls.

The device as a whole will be found very convenient in raising youngchickens, affording as it does ample protection against rats, and thelike, and older fowls, and also serving as ample protection for theyoung fowls in rainy or stormy weather.

lith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of the feeder. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation thereof. Fig. 3 is an end view of the same. Fig. l is avertical longitudinal section through the feeder. Fig. 5 is a centralvertical cross section through the same. Fig. 6 is a vertical crosssection through one of the grit receptacles.

The poultry feeder contemplated in this invention comprises essentiallyan imperforate base 1, the size of which corresponds of course with thecapacity of the feeder, as a whole.

Extending entirely around the base l'is a fence 2 which is shown as madeup of meshed wire fabric, although galvanized sheet iron may be employedas a substitute therefor. This fence is provided in one or more placeswith gate-ways 3 adapted to be closed by sliding gates 4, in order toconfine the fowls therein.

Arranged centrally of the base and eX- tending upward therefrom is acompartmental feed magazine 5, comprising a central main crib 6, inwhich the feed is adapted to be contained, and compartments 7 atopposite sides of the main central compartment, into which the feed isadapted to be placed upon its removal from the central compartment. Eachof the side or magazine compartments is provided at the bottom and atthe outer side thereof with a discharge opening S, through which thefeed is adapted to gravitate into a trough, hereinafter particularlydescribed.

At opposite ends of the feed bin, there are arranged combined waterreservoirs and grit bins 9 and 10, respectively. Each of these end binsconsists of a box-like receptacle, within which is 'arranged a partition11 which divides such receptacle into two compartments, the largercompartment being adapted to contain water, and the smaller compartmentbeing adapted to contain grit, and being provided in the bottom thereofwith a discharge opening 12, through which the grit is let out into thetrough, hereinafter described. The water compartment is provided with afaucet 13 which may be opened and closed, as necessary, in order toallow the desired amount of water to escape into the trough.

Extending entirely around the magazine including the feed bin and thewater and grit receptacles is a trough 14, consisting of an endlessflange 15 extending upward from the base and secured to the latter, theinner wall of the trough being formed by the outer walls of the feed binand the end receptacles which contain the water and grit compartments.This trough is sub-divided by vertical partitions 16, into feed, waterand grit sections or compartments, the same being respectively adaptedto receive the feed from the discharge openings in the feed bin, thegrit from the grit compartments, and the water from the waterreservoirs, so that all of such materials are kept separate from eachother, and capable of being independently supplied from the source ofsupply, hereinabove described.

17 designates water sheds extending over the walk-way or passageformedbetween the fence and the magazine, and 17 designates a cover orprotective top which extends around and above the walk-way and iscomposed of meshed wire fabric. Such meshed wire cover will prevent theintrusion of larger fowls and thus protect the smaller fowls containedinside of the fence. The water sheds 17 serve as a protection for thesmaller fowls in rainy Weather.

On the outside of the central feed bin, there is provided a keeper 18,in which is removably insertedV a tamper 19 which may be readily removedfrom the keeper 18, When desired, said tamper being used for forcing thefeed through the discharge .openings in the magazine compartments atopposite sides of the main central feed compartment above described.

The feed bin as a Whole is provided With an imperforate cover 20 adaptedto shed the rain, said cover being arranged to be lifted,

. so that access may be had to the compart- What is claimed is:

A portable poultry feeder comprising an imperforate horizontal base, avertical fence extending entirely around the margin of the base andattached along its bottom edge to ysaid base, a compartmental magazinearranged centrally of the base and at a distance from the fence leavingan endless open airV Walk-Way around the magazine, said base forming thefloor of the Walk-Way, an endless compartmental trough extendingentirely around the magazine, an endless meshed Wire cover extendingover said Walk- Way and around the outside of said magazine, and a Watershed projecting from the magazine over said Walk Way above said meshedWire cover.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ISABELLA SCOTT RECTOR. Witnesses:

- KATE PICKEL,

MAY HILL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents` v Washington, D. C.

